Gunman sentenced to seven years in jail

A 37-year-old man was today sentenced to seven years in jail, charged with assault with intent to kill.

The incident took place in Miðvágur on 9 December 2019 when the man fired a shotgun at police officers. One of the shots hit an officer, but he was not seriously injured.

The officers returned fire, and one of the shots hit the man. 

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Immediately after the sentence was passed, the man appealed the sentence and the guilty verdict to the High Court. His defendant called for a six-year jail term.

The prosecution, which wanted a ten-year jail term, is also planning to appeal the sentence.

According to the new procedural code, in effect since 1 January this year, it is now possible to appeal both a sentence and a verdict. The previous law only allowed for an appeal of the sentence.

Read the Faroese version of this article here.

Translated by prosa.fo

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